Section-508 Compliance

BlueWater has an extensive history of supporting Government clients obtain, maintain, and verify compliance with Section 508 Technical Standards, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) since 2007, Defense Health Agency (DHA) Web Management since 2013, DHS NPPD NICCS Portal since 2015, and GSA Public Affairs since 2016.

BlueWater is committed to providing high-quality services that are both useful and accessible to all potential users, including individuals with disabilities. As such, we proudly support the goals of the U.S. government in implementing Federal regulations directed at broadening the availability of electronically delivered information.

Section 508 refers to a portion of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d) that requires Federal agencies to meet specific accessibility standards when buying, developing, maintaining, or using information technology. This law was enacted to eliminate barriers in the provision of electronic information for people with disabilities and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. The accessibility standards associated with Section 508 are designed to ensure that electronically delivered information is available to as many people as possible. The practical application of this goal most frequently applies to information that is presented to the general public and to Federal employees through the Internet, typically in the form of U.S. Government Web sites.